Bloomers, biros & wellington boots
Subtitle: how the names became the words
By: Andrew Sholl
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9781782435747; 9781782430810; 9781782430827
Subjects: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES; Linguistics; Dictionaries; Eponyms; Etymology; English language; Personal Names; Historical & Comparative; Biography; Names
Description: "A fascinating guide revealing the history behind eponyms - the people after whom a discovery, invention, place etc. is named or thought to be named - from Hoover to Sandwich and Wellington Boots to the Biro."--